USC´s J.T. Terrell looks for a rout out as UCLA´s Jordan Adams and Zach LaVine defend on the play during game action at Pauley Pavilion Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. UCLA defeated USC 107-73. (Photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News.)

It was fitting because USC did not exactly play basketball during its 107-73 loss to crosstown rival UCLA. Asked what positives he took from the game, Enfield answered: “None.”

Trojans guard J.T. Terrell made an equally accurate observation right before he went to the team bus.

“Next time we have to play with some heart,” he said.

It was a rough welcome to the crosstown rivalry and Pacific-12 Conference for new coach Enfield. The Trojans (9-5, 0-1) were clear underdogs but barely put up a fight. UCLA looked like it could not wait to hit triple digits and disprove Enfield’s comment in the fall that “if you want to play slow go to UCLA.”

Enfield said his comments were not a factor in the Bruins’ rout, which saw UCLA score 70 points in the first 25 minutes and break 80 with 10 minutes remaining. At times it looked like USC’s players barely wanted to be on the court.

“I don’t think we quit,” Enfield said. “For some reason we didn’t look like the same team we have been over the last three weeks. I don’t know if it was emotional or if they were nervous but we really made some very unusual turnovers for us. We were getting rushed.”

It was so boring that actor Mark Wahlberg, who attended the game, left midway through the second half. USC could not even blame a hostile atmosphere for its downfall. Although the crowd was announced as 11,285, it appeared smaller and did not influence the Trojans.

“The crowd was not really a factor,” USC guard Byron Wesley said.

Then again, the Bruins could have won without a crowd.

“It was just us,” Terrell said. “A lack of focus on our part.”

UCLA made 11 of 23 shots from 3-point range but the galling part for USC’s coaches had to be how open the Bruins were on the perimeter. Despite their penchant for 3-pointers, the Bruins rarely had a hand in their face.

“We had a lot of defensive lapses,” Wesley said.

The scary part for the Trojans is the schedule looks more daunting after performances like this. USC hosts Arizona State at the Galen Center on Thursday and if the Trojans lose, an 0-5 conference start is not out of the question. USC plays No. 1-ranked Arizona on Saturday and then goes on a road trip to Colorado and Utah.

“It’s one game out of 18 (in Pac-12 play),” Enfield said. “We need to play better than we did today. Our guards played poorly. One of our weaknesses is our perimeter shooting.’’

Guards Pe’Shon Howard and Julian Jacobs were a combined 3 for 13 from the field and the Trojans were 5 for 19 on 3-pointers.

“It’s a long year,” Wesley said. “We have to have short-term memory.”

At least the next time USC plays UCLA, Enfield’s comments might be forgotten.

Notes

UCLA’s 107 points equaled the most points it scored against USC. The previous time was in 1967. ... Trojans center Omar Oraby got kicked in the ankle and left the game but eventually returned. He fouled out in 14 minutes of action and scored eight points.